Dumping-wagon.



' No. 709,210. Patenced 3am. as, I962.

J. J. EAGEN.

DUMPING WAGON. v (Application filed July 15, 1902.)

(No Model.)

. ten of the United States, residing at raras i a'reiv'r 7.0;50711 itrim/y concern:

no it hue-Wu that 1. JOHN J. Eati county of Alameda, State ofCaliiornizn h invented an Improvement in Dumpin r one; and I herebydeclare the following it; be a full, clear, and exact description of thesame.

My invention relates to improvements that class offour wheeled wagonshaving tin. r beds adapted to be tilted longitudinally to dischargetheir loads.

The object of my invention is to provide a simpleecononiically-constructed dumping mechanism which is applicable to therun it i nggear of ordinary wagons.

The invention includes a flat platform mounted on the running-gear, alongitudinally-tilting body or box having a plurality of compartments,and. means for lockingthe box in a horizontal position.

It also com prises details which will he more fully set forthhereinafter, having reference to the accompanying drawings, in Which-Figure 1 shows general view of dumpingwagon. Fig. 2 shows position ofbox when tipped. Fig. 3 shows section of box and ole: vation of door.Fig. 4- shows lockingarraugcment or under side of box.

A represents a flat rigid rectangular platform or bed-frame, preferablymade of several planks laid side by side and fixed to or supported uponthe run hing-gear 2 of an ordi nary wagon, such as is commonly used forhauling lumber and the like. The front and rear bolsters are providedwith the usual stanchions 3. Upon the rear end of the platform A andprojecting above the upper sur face thereof is a transversefulcrum-roller 4. The box or body 5 rests upon this roller and issupported, when in a horizontal position, onthe platform between thestanchions. Boilers (1 are suitablyjournaled on the under side of thebox, which permit the latter to be moved easily longitudinally on thebed. This longitudinal movement is effected-by turning the roller 4 byany suitable lover or crank mechanism, either to carry the box rearwardbeyond its center of gravity to dump or to move it forward into itsnormal horizontal position. The rollers 6 are placed upon the box ratherthan on the bed or supportingfi'ilfifililthhl forming part of LettersPatent No. 709,210, dated September 16, 1962.

Application filed July '2 {-1. i909.

Sar s? L 0. 115,613. No modelf f me, for the reason thatit maybefrequently ired to use the fiat bed without the tilting idy portion-as,for instance, in hauling hay or lumber. he pa t1 irly novel feature ofthis inits construction of the box or is preferably made with double andbottom, shown, braced and reneed by means of the metal straps oriJ-shaped bands 7, interposed at suitable intervals between and boltedto the wall and bottom sections, so that the box possesses greatstrength and rigidity and presents a smooth inner and outer surface. Theends of the hands 7 project above the walls of the box and certain ofthem are slotted, as at 8, to receive the ends of the rods 9, upon whichare hung'the doors 10. Only the rearmost band may be slotted and theremay be but a single door or tail-board to the wagon, or there may be twoor more of these hinged o r swinging doors having suitable means tosecure them in vertical position to divide the box into a number ofseparate compartments.

Coal dealers have frequently to make several trips to deliver smallorders for coal in bulk to different people, whereas the entire quantitycould be hauled at a single trip were it not for the necessity ofsegregation. I have accordingly devised the above plan by which the bedmay be divided oil into a number of compartments, in each of which thequantity for any one customer may be contained and the contents of eachcompartment dumped successively.

The doors It's-wing flush with the walls and bottom of the box and arelocked in vertical position by means of the bifurcated slide bars orbolts 11., fitting in suitable keepers 12 on the box. A lever 13 pivotedon the door, has one end adapted to engage the slide-bolt 11 to open thelatter and release the door. As the slots 8 are open at their upper endsthe doors can easily be removed at any time, as in case it is desired.to throw all the compartments into one or it is necessary to take out adoor to let the load discharge more easily.

The box is locked and prevented from shift ing when once it has beenmoved into proper horizontal position on the bed A by means of theforked bars 14 engaging the forward stanchions and slidable inguide-straps 15 on ICC adapted to rest body is in the inspot the end ofthe body is going to strike when tilted and the team may move forward ormay back and carry the end of the tilted bed too far one way or theother. By providing the roller 17 it is possible to move the 20 stillloaded but tilted body till the end is in just the position desired,whenby opening the door the contents are discharged.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Pat- 5 ent, is-

1; The combination in a wagon, of a platform, a roller on the rear endthereof, a longitudinallyand platform, forked bars carried on said box 0and engaging the stanchions of said wagon whereby the longitudinalmovement of said box is limited, and connections of the inner ends ofsaid'for'ked bars with a lever whereby said bars may be operatedinlunison.

2. The combination in a wagon, of a platform, a fulcrum-roller, a boxresting'on said roller and platform, means including forked bars carried.on the box and engaging the The hind end of the body carries It is notalways possible to determine accurately the exact movable box resting onsaid roller stanchions of the wagon, means for operating the forkedbars, and a roller-bearing between the platform and box.

3. The combination in a dumping-wagon, of a platform, a box movablelongitudinally on antifrictional hearings on said platform,

/ slotted connections at the upper edge of the box and a doorhavingarodthe ends of which are pivotally hung in said slottedconnections, and locking means for said door including avertically-reciprocable forked slide-bolt, and a lever pivoted on thedoor and engaging one end of said bolt.

4. In a wagorija longitudinally-movable tilting box, transversepartitions and means whereby they are detachably hinged to the box, saidpartitions dividing the box into compartments, and independent lockingmeans for each partition whereby any one or more of the partitions maybe released without disturbing the others," substantially as de scribed.v

5. The combination in a wagon, of a box having double walls and bottom,U-shaped bands encircling the box between said wall and bottom sections,the ends of said bands slotted and projecting above the upper edge ofthe sides of the box, transverse rods supported at their ends in saidslots, and doors hinged to said rods and movable in the space betweenthe sides and bottom of the box and means for locking said doors.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

' JOHN J. EAGEN. Witnesses:

S. H. NOURSE, JESSIE C. BRODIE.

